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| Lesser moorhen | |
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| Matetsi Safari Area, Zimbabwe | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Gruiformes |
| Family: | Rallidae |
| Genus: | Paragallinula Sangster, Garcia-R & Trewick, 2015 |
| Species: | P. angulata |
| Binomial name | |
| Paragallinula angulata (Sundevall, 1850) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Gallinula angulata Sundevall, 1851 | |
The lesser moorhen (Paragallinula angulata) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae. It is sometimes placed into the genus Gallinula. It is the only member of the genus Paragallinula.[2]
Taxonomy
[edit]The lesser moorhen was formerly placed in the genus Gallinula, but a 2015 molecular genetic study demonstrated that Gallinula was composed of four distinct lineages. The genus was split into four genera: Gallinula (sensu stricto), Paragallinula, Porphyriops, and Tribonyx.[3]
P. angulata is the only known species of Paragallinula which makes Paragallinula a monotypic genus.
The name Paragallinula comes from the Greek para 'beside' and the genus Gallinula. It is named for its similarity with the members of Gallinula, but it also indicates its unique genetic lineage.[3]
Distribution
[edit]The lesser moorhen is widely spread across Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding Southern Africa and Madagascar).[1] It was once recorded in the Western Palearctic as a rare vagrant.[4] This species has also been sighted in Brazil, Egypt, Morocco, and Oman.[1][5]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 BirdLife International (2016). "Paragallinula angulata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T22692883A93373006. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22692883A93373006.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ↑ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Flufftails, finfoots, rails, trumpeters, cranes, limpkin". World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- 1 2 Sangster, George; Garcia-R, Juan Carlos; Trewick, Steve A. (2015-11-16). "A new genus for the Lesser Moorhen Gallinula angulata Sundevall, 1850 (Aves, Rallidae)". European Journal of Taxonomy (153). doi:10.5852/ejt.2015.153. ISSN 2118-9773.
- ↑ "Lesser Moorhen in Cape Verde, March 2019". BirdGuides. 2019-03-09. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
- ↑ MaghrebOrnitho (2025-03-19). "First record of Lesser Moorhen for Morocco". MaghrebOrnitho. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
External links
[edit]- Lesser moorhen - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds
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